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Loss of heater with Subaru motor.
GTMac - April 3rd, 2005 at 10:46 PM

Just had a thought whilst working on my Type 3 conversion. What do I do about a heater once the EJ20T motor goes in? I know the EJ22 is popular in the buses so is there a way to keep a heater? May be a stupid question!


MickH - April 3rd, 2005 at 10:52 PM

I thought you were joking then saw your location...Move to sunny QLD and get airconditioning instead. Have no idea actually but shoud be easy enough to hook something up;)


seagull - April 3rd, 2005 at 11:56 PM

all you do is get a toyota landcruser ( troop carrier ) ( PC ) rear floor mount unit and plumb it up .You can run ducting to the windscreen as well .


Jenny - April 4th, 2005 at 07:12 AM

Subaru setup is not standard. Just make sure that the heater & vents you choose work the same was as the Subaru one - Eg. the water must always be flowing through the heater core regardless of whether you have the heater 'on'. You open/close the air vents to control the amount of heat entering the cabin.


baybuscamperkid - April 4th, 2005 at 03:12 PM

yup, thats what was done on my bus, heater unit under the front seat with really long water pipes up to it. i ave since scrapped that as i thought it was asking for trouble running water so far. if i get done for no demist at rego i will just buy an electric one.


VWCOOL - April 4th, 2005 at 03:41 PM

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Originally posted by GTMac
Just had a thought whilst working on my Type 3 conversion. What do I do about a heater once the EJ20T motor goes in? I know the EJ22 is popular in the buses so is there a way to keep a heater? May be a stupid question!


easy mate - just plumb in one from Pick N Payless to the front half of your cooling system. Plumb it in 'parallel' to the radiator. Then use some 12V boat bilge blowers to 'power' the demister... ;)

[Edited on 4/4/2005 by VWCOOL]


baybuscamperkid - April 4th, 2005 at 07:29 PM

should be outlets for the heater on the engine, there was on mine, up the front, had to do a Uturn on mine cos i havent fitted a heater, so no need to work into rad hosing.


Brad - April 6th, 2005 at 11:08 PM

just put a heater unit in your boot and hook up the factoy ducts. In the kombi I used a modified 60 series heater, plumbed into the the factory ducts.